Student Counsellors and Academic Advisors

Student Counsellors

The Faculty of Applied Sciences provides the service of two professional Student Counsellors to assist students to resolve their psychological and personal problems. They provide one-on-one guidance and can be contacted personally at the Faculty and via emails and telephone.

Counseling Unit of FAS has Two Professional Counselors to Help with Student Wellbeing:

Academic Advisors

The Academic Advisors assist students of the Faculty of Applied Sciences to make educational and career decisions. They also advise on the selection of subject combinations during the orientation period, selection of honours degree programmes, and participation in extracurricular activities.

Department	Subject	Name	Email
Botany	Botany	Dr. (Mrs.) R. Wimalasekara	rinukshi@sjp.ac.lk
Botany	Botany	Dr. I.U. Kariyawasam	isurufasi@sjp.ac.lk
Chemistry	Chemistry	Dr. R.S. Jayakody	rangajaya@sjp.ac.lk
Chemistry	Chemistry	Dr. (Mrs.) W.I.R. Fernando	isurika.fernando@sjp.ac.lk
Computer Science	Computer Science	Dr. (Mrs.) M.K.A. Ariyaratne	mkanuradha@sjp.ac.lk
Computer Science	Computer Science	Mr. T.M.K.K. Jinasena	kasun@sjp.ac.lk
Forestry and Environmental Science	Forestry and Environmental Science	Dr. C.D.K. Pathirana	chaamila@sjp.ac.lk
Forestry and Environmental Science	Forestry and Environmental Science	Dr. Pasan Dunuwila	dunuwila@sjp.ac.lk
Food Science and Technology	Food Science and Technology	Prof. K.W.M.A. Jayasinghe	madhurasci@sjp.ac.lk
Food Science and Technology	Food Science and Technology	Dr. (Mrs.) M.A.D. Somendrika	dsomendrika@sjp.ac.lk
Mathematics	Mathematics	Prof. G. Jayantha Lanel	ghjlanel@sjp.ac.lk
Mathematics	Mathematics	Dr. (Mrs.) M.T.M. Perera	thamali@sjp.ac.lk
Physics	Physics	Dr. (Mrs.)W.W.P. De Silva	wasanthidesilva@sjp.ac.lk
Physics	Physics	Dr. (Mrs.) S.kandeepan	ssivayini@sjp.ac.lk
Polymer Science	Polymer Science and Technology	Dr. Sampath Gunathilake	sgunathilake@sjp.ac.lk
Polymer Science	Polymer Science and Technology	Dr. Sulashi Samarasinghe	sulashisama@sjp.ac.lk
Sports Science	Sport Science and Management	Dr. (Mrs.) S. Weerasinghe	sashie@sjp.ac.lk
Sports Science	Sport Science and Management	Mr. A.L.K.R. Fernando	kevin@sjp.ac.lk
Statistics	Statistics	Dr. (Mrs.) C.L. Jayasinghe	chathuri@sjp.ac.lk
Statistics	Statistics	Dr. W.N.N.K. Perera	niroshan@sjp.ac.lk
Zoology	Biology	Snr. Prof. (Mrs.) L.D.C. Peiris	pdinithi@sjp.ac.lk
	Zoology	Dr.(Mrs.) K.V.K. Gunathilake	varunig@sjp.ac.lk
	Aquatic Re. Mgmt.	Prof. (Mrs.) D.C.T. Dissanayake	chamari@sjp.ac.lk
Economics Unit	Economics	Prof. Prasanthi Gunawardhana	prasanth@sjp.ac.lk
Economics Unit	Economics	Ms. Deshika Jayasekara	deshidesjayasekara@gmail.com
Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit	Genetics and Molecular Biology	Dr. (Mrs.) H. Harischandra	hirunih@sci.sjp.ac.lk
Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit	Genetics and Molecular Biology	Dr. L.T.R.K.M. Thambugala	kasun.sci@sjp.ac.lk
Management Unit	Management	Dr. K.A.K. Gnanaweera	kamal@sjp.ac.lk
Management Unit	Management	Dr. (Ms.) Y.A. Iddagoda	anuradhaiddagoda@sjp.ac.lk

Other useful contact information for students:

The help line for students: 072 6885344

Director of student welfare:

Proctor:

Deputy Proctors:

University Medical Officer: 011 2803199, 011 2758499

Name	Department	Email	Mobile
Dr. Ravindra Silva	Department of Computer Science	ravi@sjp.ac.lk	077 7464000
Dr. Tharindu Senapathi	Department of Chemistry	tharindunuwan@sjp.ac.lk	071 7385385
Dr. Madhura Jayasinghe	Department of Food Science and Technology	madhura@sci.sjp.ac.lk	071 6255690
Dr. Chathuranga Vidanage	Department of Mathematics	Chathurangav7@yahoo.com	071 8483452
Dr. Kaushal Manawadu	Department of Sports Science	manawadu@sjp.ac.lk	077 8082125